Which to use
“caños” and “codos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,925
- “caños” frequency rank
- #19,662
- “codos” frequency rank
- 41587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caños | codos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de caño. | Forma del plural de codo. |
Where the eye mixes caños and codos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caños and codos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: caños vs codos
A purely visual mix-up. caños ([ˈkaɲos]) and codos ([ˈkoð̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caños is recorded at frequency rank #21,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɲos]. codos is at rank #19,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41587, this pair ranks #152,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caños vs codos
Shared letters: cos. Private to "caños": añ. Private to "codos": d.
"caños" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "codos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- codos ← ccodos · cdoos · coddos · codoss · codso · coods · ocdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caños" and "codos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caños" or "codos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caños" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "codos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caños" and "codos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caños vs cronos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #152,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.